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CVE-2014-9294 Detail

Description

util/ntp-keygen.c in ntp-keygen in NTP before 4.2.7p230 uses a weak RNG seed, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms via a brute-force attack.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0541.html CVE, MITRE
http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/util/ntp-keygen.c?PAGE=diffs&REV=4eae1b72298KRoBQmX-y8URCiRPH5g CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2666 CVE, MITRE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142469153211996&w=2 CVE, MITRE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142590659431171&w=2 CVE, MITRE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=142853370924302&w=2 CVE, MITRE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144182594518755&w=2 CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2025.html CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0104.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/62209 CVE, MITRE
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/852879 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:003 CVE, MITRE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71762 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176035 CVE, MITRE
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04790232 CVE, MITRE
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04916783 CVE, MITRE
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10103 CVE, MITRE
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20141222-ntpd CVE, MITRE
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1047-security-advisory-8 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-9294
NVD Published Date:
12/19/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE